Campaign:NHNE/General/Social Standing

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The New Earth System is not the Third Imperium.

Social Precedence is generally a reflection of the scope of those that you are able to influence and the level of expenditure you have to maintain your position. Generally, people in the lower classes have an influence of 10-1000 people at most.

Lowest and Managerial levels of society[edit]

Social Level Living Costs Examples
0 0[Note 1] Things & Animals[Note 2]: Computer AIs[Note 3], Ships[Note 4]
1 <=200 Social Misfits[Note 5], Dolphins
2 200-400 Dregs of Society
3 400-600 Lowest Lower Class
4 600-800 Middle Lower Class Starship Crew
5 800-1000 Upper Lower Class
6 1000-1200 Lower Middle Class
7 1200-1500 Middle Class Specialist Starship Crew & Watch Officers,

Military Lieutenant or Sergeant Major

8 1500-2000 Upper Middle Class Starship Senior Officers,

Regimental Sergeant Major, Military Captain or Major

Notes

  1. Electricity and Maintenance are supplied by someone else as they see fit.
  2. Not legal persons
  3. May be legal persons
  4. Always legal persons
  5. Criminality is generally assumed

The upper stratas of society[edit]

Social Level Living Costs Scope of Influence Examples
9 2250 1,000 CEO of a moderate corporation
Lieutenant Colonel of a Battalion or Colonel of a Regiment
Captain of a major spaceship
10 2500 10,000 Head of a Micro State (e.g. Sulphur)
CEO of a large corporation
General
11 3750 100,000 Head of a Tiny State (e.g. Ares)
CEO of a huge corporation
Civic leader of a large town or small city (e.g. Mayor of Sparks)
12 5000 1,000,000 Head of a Small State (e.g. Shelter)
Major Star
Civic leader of a Major City (e.g. Mayor of Touchdown City)
Head of a Major Military (e.g. New Heaven)
13 >5000 10,000,000 Head of a moderate state (e.g. New Fiji)
Superstar
14 >5000 100,000,000 Head of a large state (e.g. New Heaven)
Megastar
15 >5000 1,000,000,000 Captain of the New Earth Council

Demographics[edit]

The demographic distribution of population of the New Earth System by grade are:

Band Percentage
0-5 35%
6-8 45%
9+ 10%